Hiroshima Days - Be a local

Would you like to send a message on a lantern with a prayer for peace? You can send your pray to Hiroshima from wherever in the world you are. On August 6, the day of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, lanterns are floated on the river to commemorate those who passed away in the bombing. Although it may take a little longer for you to float the lanterns directly on the river in Hiroshima like before, you can create your own lanterns on your PC or mobile and float them. Please type a message with pray for peace. You can create your digital floating lantern with message for free on the following website until August 15, 2021. https://message.tsuguten.com/en/ The messages you send will then be shown on 18 digital signages throughout the city of Hiroshima. Especially on August 6, more messages from more people will be posted.

It is a hard thing to ask about what the Atomic Bomb survivors experienced, even if it is between the families, since it is something that needs enough willpower to speak out. Some atomic bomb survivors started to disclose their personal stories in order not to blame anybody but to convey their mutual message to the world; "No more victims and sufferers of nuclear weapons". One tour guide, who is a second-generation of atomic bomb survivors, got that opportunity to hear directly from the survivors through her job of interpretation. The Online Experience is provided by this guide, who wants to share the messages from the survivors that she received in that valuable opportunity. The contents in these stories are approved by the survivors. 3 minutes preview "True Stories of Atomic Bomb Survivors" Click here to book or learn the program more. View On Airbnb

Okonomiyaki , which the tourists who visit Hiroshima cannot leave without eating, is actually a food that is deeply related to the reconstruction after World War II. - Relationship with the U.S. - Easily cooked atop a hot teppan plate - The shops naming "(some name)-chan” - Summary Relationship with the U.S. There had been a serious food shortage during the war in Japan. And after the war, food supplies were provided by the U.S. government as a part of the food relief program. In the aid, lots of flour were included, especially. Therefore, people started to cook flour with water to bake thin batter, with which cabbages and bean sprouts that were cheap and easily available were eaten together. We can tell that it took a while for okonomiyaki to reach to the current style, called “Niku-tama-soba”. (niku: pork, tama: egg, soba: Chinese noodle, all contained) Easily cooked atop a hot teppan plate! At the time in Hiroshima, there were man...

Wouldn't you like to know more about the history of Hiroshima? Most of us living in Hiroshima are generations who have never experienced the atomic bomb nor war. The photos remaining after the atomic bomb and the war tell us not only the tragedy, but also the lives of families and friends that certainly existed there. Let us share the website here that the local newspaper “The Chugoku Shimbun” archives those miracle photos. https://hiroshima75.web.app/index.html The title of the page is “ヒロシマの空白”, which meaning is "the blank period of Hiroshima". The top page is mostly in Japanese, but if you click the Menu button on the upper right, you will recognize the English options. Click Map or List to see the photos. It may be clearer for you to see by the "Map". Click “Map” to jump to the page that contains the map. The four colored-icons displayed on the upper left of the map indicate; before the bombing (green), right after the bombing (orange), testimon y (blue),...

For those cannot visit Hiroshima due to the COVID-19 pandemic now, please use Google Arts & Culture to get to know the history and thoughts of people related to the atomic bombing in Hiroshima. Click the text below to see some of the exhibits in the Peace Memorial Museum. Google Arts & Culture, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum And when you are able to come to Hiroshima, please visit the Peace Memorial Museum. In addition to what you can see online, the Peace Memorial Museum exhibits things related to Hiroshima's history, the reality caused by the atomic bombings, and the process of reconstruction. Also, in the Peace Memorial Park where the Peace Memorial Museum stands, there is  the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims  the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims and the  Rest house , the existing A-bombed building. Please stop by, as well. Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic ...

HIROSHIMA ORIZURU TOWER is a building located right next to the Atomic Bomb Dome. Needless to say, the attractive point of this tower is the comfort of the wooden observation deck on the RF (Roof floor), but this tower is also a tourist facility with a meaning to be built in this place. This is a tower that makes you imagine not only the past of Hiroshima, but also the future of Hiroshima. By looking at the Atomic Bomb Dome closely, you are able to know the power of the blast from the A-bomb. You can also see the hypocenter from here. There are not many places where you can see both the Atomic Bomb Dome and hypocenter from at a time, and this is the only building where tourists can enter. Also, the design-drawing of the Atomic Bomb Dome, which was originally built as the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotional Hall, drawn by Czech designer Jan Letzel, is stored in this HIROSHIMA ORIZURU TOWER. For most of the time, in order to save the quality of the or...

Everyone would visit the Atomic Bomb Dome and the Peace Memorial Museum when they visit the Peace Memorial Park; on the other hand, it takes time and makes you tired to walk around in the park where there are many memorials and monuments to see, and you may miss some places to visit. Still, we would strongly recommend you to visit “Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims” and “ Rest House ”. These two facilities are free of charge. We think that each facility has its own role to play; the "Peace Memorial Museum" nearby is the place to learn about the atomic bomb, such as the history of Hiroshima and the actual situation of the atomic bombing, and the "Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims" is a place to mourn the atomic bomb victims and think about the peace. Since it is a facility that you go down underground, it can be hard to find from the ground. Try not to miss it. At the entrance on the ground...

When you visit the Peace Memorial Museum, your emotions may be shaken and you may not feel like enjoying your trip. However, now and even before the atomic bomb was dropped, Hiroshima still has its culture, and we would want you to know the daily life and culture of people living in Hiroshima. We should be able to build a better world by knowing and understanding each other. The Peace Memorial Park is now well developed as a park with no houses, but before the atomic bombing in 1945, it was a downtown area of Hiroshima as well as a residential area. What retains the impression of those days is the current Rest House. History This building was not built as a Rest House. When it was built in 1929, it was a Kimono Shop called "Taisho-ya Kimono Shop". Please click here for the interior at the time of construction. If you have ever watched the film "In This Corner of the World ", please recall the scene where the main character, Suzu, went out for d...

Another symbol of “peace”, that is at right next to the Hondori Station of Astram-Line (placed at the South-end of the underground shopping street, SHAREO) in downtown Hiroshima, stands there to welcome you. It calmly tells us how precious the peace is. A beautiful stained glass with a motif of a cartoon work called "Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms" by Ms. Fumiyo Kono, a manga artist from Hiroshima city who is also the original author of "In This Corner Of The World" has been open to the public and waiting for your visit. The part of the story is set in Hiroshima, in 1955, ten years after the atomic bomb was dropped. She says, In the comic book “Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms,” I depict people who try to lead hearty and humane lives in Hiroshima. How about coming to meet one of “them”? Among the Astram-Line stations, it is the closest one to the Peace Memorial Park and the stained glass is located just off the...

Lantern-floating Ceremony ** Following the last year, this event scheduled for Aug.6, 2021 is cancelled. Only the ceremony of memorial lantern is going to be carried from 6PM by those involved in this event’s executive committee. **Please also check the Online Lantern Floating event 2021 . Anyone in the world can join and send a message for peace. It is said that the lantern-floating ceremony had begun when those who lost their relatives and friends on August 6th started to float lanterns made by hand on the river to pray for the departed lives, a few years after the World War II. At the beginning, people used to write the name of the people lost on the paper lantern. But for these years, more of those who come from out-of-Hiroshima write the messages of peace and place it in the river; in other words, the lantern-floating ceremony has meaning of message of peace, as well as praying for the departed souls. Even nowadays, the embers from the dropped atomic bomb is used to lighten ...

Peace Memorial Ceremony **Following the last year, this event is going to be held on a smaller scale for 2021 to prevent spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Only invited people can participate and general public are not allowed this time. **The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony 2021 will be live streamed on August 6 from 6:50 AM to 8:50 AM (JST) Click the link below to watch the live broadcast of the Peace Memorial Ceremony (English) https://www.city.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/english/175828.html quoted from the City of Hiroshima Every year, the City of Hiroshima holds the Peace Memorial Ceremony to console the souls of those who were lost due to the atomic bombing, as well as pray for the realization of everlasting world peace. This ceremony, which is attended by many citizens, including those who lost family members in hte bombing, is held in front of the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims(Momument for Hiroshima, City of Peace). The Peace Declaration, which is delivered by the Mayor of ...